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No need to tighten your belt -- credit crunch will worsen obesity epidemic

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Levels of debt have been associated with an increased risk of being fat. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health blame the trend on the high price of healthy food, and a tendency for people worrie ...


How adolescent girls manage stress

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand stress. Those were the results of a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University ...


22-year study finds adults aren't active enough

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study has sounded the alarm that the majority of Canadian adults are inactive over their lifespan and don't exercise enough during their leisure time. Published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition an ...


'Happiness gap' in the US narrows

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 26, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Happiness inequality in the U.S. has decreased since the 1970s, according to research published this month in the Journal of Legal Studies.





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Space shuttle Atlantis, 7 astronauts back on Earth

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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(AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its seven astronauts returned to Earth with a smooth touchdown Friday to end an 11-day flight that resupplied the International Space Station.


Nuclear science to fight sleeping sickness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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The International Atomic Energy Agency on Friday announced an agreement to help African nations battle the tsetse fly, the main carrier of parasites that causes sleeping sickness with its bites.


A costly diagnosis: Alzheimer's disease takes toll on memories, and money too

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Alzheimer's disease takes a devastating emotional toll on families but it also is one of the most expensive conditions to treat because of its progressive nature, requiring increasing assistance with eating, bathing and other ...


In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth (AP)

In Greenland, warming fuels dream of hidden wealth

Space & Earth / Environment

created 3 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(AP) -- Gert Ignatiussen returns to this fjord-front Inuit town with the spoils of his hunting trip. Six seals, all killed with a single shot to the head.


Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones (AP)

Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 3 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want.


Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry (AP)

Food banks go high-tech to feed the hungry

Technology / Hi Tech

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(AP) -- Food banks across the country are undergoing a high-tech revolution, adopting sophisticated databases, bar coding, GPS tracking, automated warehouses and other technologies used in the food industry ...


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Over-the-counter eye drops raise concern over antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Medications

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of antibiotic eye drops for conjunctivitis has increased by almost half since they became available over the counter at chemists in 2005, data obtained by Oxford University researchers ...


Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide

Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide

Other Sciences / Other

created 4 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with 'living' materials, according to Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.


Semantic research sets world standards

Semantic research sets world standards

Technology / Computer Sciences

created 4 hours ago | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created new tools for semantic technology development which are helping to set the next generation of official standards. The tools also unblock some key bottlenecks ...


Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...



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